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A railroad crossing is flooded with water from the Platte River in Plattsmouth, Neb. Record high floodwaters inundated regions of the Midwest following an intense winter storm and rapid snowmelt.

Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare A State of Emergency

Vice President Pence will visit Nebraska on Tuesday to survey damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four people and displaced hundreds.

Darrell Blatchley, environmentalist and director of D' Bone Collector Museum Inc., shows plastic waste found in the stomach of a Cuvier's beaked whale near the Philippine city of Davao.

Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Nonstop Plastic'

In the Philippines, marine biologist Darrell Blatchley recovered the body of a young whale that showed signs of emaciation and dehydration due to the 88 pounds of plastic it had ingested.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media on March 16 in Wellington, New Zealand. Ardern said she would seek a change in her country's gun laws after after at least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers Friday and killed at least 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch.

'Our Gun Laws Will Change' After 49 Die In Shootings At Mosques, New Zealand PM Says

At least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Police have charged a 28-year-old Australian with murder.

Families of victims of Bloody Sunday, in which 13 unarmed protesters were killed in 1972, marched before the prosecutor's announced charges against a former British paratrooper.

Former British Soldier To Be Prosecuted For 1972 'Bloody Sunday' Killings

The veteran was charged with the murders of two people and the attempted murders of four others who participated in a peaceful civil rights protest in Northern Ireland.

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Loujain Alhathloul appeared in court with several other women for the first time since her arrest and detention in May 2018.

Saudi Women's Rights Activists Appear In Riyadh Court

Defying international calls for the activists' release, a Saudi Arabian court began legal proceedings on Wednesday for Loujain Alhathloul and several other women.

Sixty packages of cocaine were seized from a shipping container at the Port of New York/Newark.

Ton And A Half Of Cocaine Seized At Port Of New York/Newark

Authorities say 60 packages of the drug worth about $77 million on the street were found in a shipping container.

A man in a blue cap and mask is believed to be former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn as he leaves a Tokyo jail surrounded by security guards.

Former Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn Released From Japanese Jail

A Tokyo court granted the ex-Chairman and CEO of Nissan bail after nearly four months in jail following his November arrest on charges of corruption.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet focuses her March 6 address to the U.N. Human Rights Council on the threats posed by global inequality.

U.N. Rights Chief Warns Of Threats From Inequality

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cautioned that the growing global disparity in wealth, and access to resources and justice, poses risks.

Former Defense Leaders Warn White House It's 'Dangerous' To Downplay Climate Change

Generals, admirals, former national security officials, and scientists have signed a letter to the president warning that climate change is a threat to national security.

Explosive Packages Found At London Airports And Train Station

British counterterrorism police are investigating three improvised devices found at Heathrow and London City airports and Waterloo station.

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